Ok, so I start a school nurse position next week. I've only got 3 years of adult PCU experience. I've been reading various school nurse articles and books and I've noticed something that I didn't expect.
Do RNs in a school setting teach whole classrooms on a regular basis/frequently/occasionally?
I knew I would do education but I didn't realize it may include the whole classroom? I figured it would be the student/their parent. This part is kinda discouraging me as I have zero teaching experience.
If this is the case, do they give ample time to put together a lesson plan or already have one that you can use?
I am relatively new still myself, can you give pointers on a hand-washing discussion and how is it best to teach mainly boys to aim correctly in the bathroom? I have had a teacher ask and I have never done any teaching in the classroom. Thank you!
I am relatively new still myself, can you give pointers on a hand-washing discussion and how is it best to teach mainly boys to aim correctly in the bathroom? I have had a teacher ask and I have never done any teaching in the classroom. Thank you!
I can address the boy part, tell them to stand as close to the toilet as they can and aim for the middle. I can't believe this is an issue, but I think a lot of boys are not taught this basic skill. I have also found that men under 40 have a higher percentage than before of men who must sit to pee. It may be that there are a few boys raised by single moms who are not used to standing and the peer pressure to stand is high, causing issues. Moms of boys will also tell you that aim is a skill never really learned until they must clean the bathroom. Our school has seen a much better marksmanship since they began student cleaning of the school at the end of the day beginning this school year.
I am relatively new still myself, can you give pointers on a hand-washing discussion and how is it best to teach mainly boys to aim correctly in the bathroom? I have had a teacher ask and I have never done any teaching in the classroom. Thank you!
I assume you are working with the younger kids? Boys don't aim any better in HS. And they never flush...
I can address the boy part, tell them to stand as close to the toilet as they can and aim for the middle. I can't believe this is an issue, but I think a lot of boys are not taught this basic skill. I have also found that men under 40 have a higher percentage than before of men who must sit to pee. It may be that there are a few boys raised by single moms who are not used to standing and the peer pressure to stand is high, causing issues. Moms of boys will also tell you that aim is a skill never really learned until they must clean the bathroom. Our school has seen a much better marksmanship since they began student cleaning of the school at the end of the day beginning this school year.
I actually love the idea of students cleaning the bathroom! Our HS detention kids serve detention before school and clean the school during that time. I don't think they do the bathrooms though, but if they had to...
My principals are awesome at producing well rounded young people, not just academically prepared. This was genius! There are eighth graders who have never needed to clean.
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No classroom teaching except the one day a year I have to go to the elementary school and do the puberty talk.